Conservation and production
Conservation and Production is a research programme within UUniCORN that examines how societies can reconcile biodiversity conservation with the growing demands for food, forest products, energy, and other ecosystem services. Through interdisciplinary research spanning governance, land-use change, ecological resilience, and sustainability transformations, the programme explores pathways towards multifunctional landscapes that support both nature and human well-being.
About
Human societies depend on landscapes for food, energy, raw materials, livelihoods, and recreation. At the same time, biodiversity is declining globally, ecosystems are under increasing pressure, and climate change is amplifying existing environmental challenges. These developments create complex goal conflicts between conservation and production that cannot be addressed within individual sectors alone.
The Conservation and Production programme investigates how these conflicts emerge, how they are governed, and how they can be transformed into opportunities for more sustainable and resilient landscape management. We focus particularly on forests, agricultural systems, and other production landscapes where multiple societal objectives must be balanced simultaneously.
Our research combines ecological, social, governance, and policy perspectives to understand how biodiversity conservation, climate adaptation, ecosystem services, and resource production can be integrated across scales and sectors. The programme contributes knowledge that supports evidence-based decision-making and helps develop pathways towards multifunctional landscapes that are ecologically resilient, economically viable, and socially just.
Nature-Based Solutions
Challenges and opportunities for large-scale implementation.
Forest Adaptation and Resilience
Assisting natural adaptation of forests to climate change
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Land use transitions
Exploring alternative land management approaches that balance conservation and production.
